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Florida Approves 18.8% State Farm Rate Increase

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has approved a statewide average 18.8 percent rate increase in State Farm’s homeowners’ policies, which is roughly 10 percent below the 27.9 percent it initially requested. The new rates will apply to new policies effective …

North Carolina Eyes Public Panel to Oversee Home Insurance Rates

Frustrated by rising home insurance rates, some North Carolina residents want a greater role in the rate approval process and state lawmakers are looking to give it to them. The North Carolina Insurance Committee is considering a bill that would …